Also known as Dragon well is produced by hand through a 10-part process. The side of West Lake in Zhejiang Province grows the tea used to produce Dragon well. Lung Ching is distinguished by its beautiful shape, emerald
color, scented smell and tending sweet floral character.
Gene's Tasting Notes (about?):
A brew with an aristocratic air, this tea is also a favorite of a
Chinese friend. Each infusion of these leaves is a different tea. When
the leaves first meet hot, fresh water, the aroma has the grassy field
aspect of green tea, but there are some flowers and red fruits in this
field. This first infusion (2.5 minutes) is greenish amber and has a
flavor of crunchy, slightly roasted vegetables and hints of flowers.
There is just enough of a of an edge on the finish to keep it
interesting. The second infusion (3 minutes) is silky and even more
delicious. There is a bit of earth and smoke below the fruit in what is
now a delicate amber brew. A third infusion (3.5 minutes) yields a bit
darker amber, and a subtle, smoky flavor which moves slightly further
toward oolong. Is this tea really worth twice the price of other fine
green teas? Well, life’s pleasures can’t always be measured on a linear
scale.
